Rodolfo Huber was born in Lugano, where he attended secondary school. He studied history, philosophy and political science at the University of Zurich. In 1992, he obtained his doctorate in history with a thesis on Emilio Motta.
From 1988 to 2025, he was head of the Locarno City Archives. From 2021 to 2023, he also served as interim director of the city's cultural services.
Huber was a member of the Committee of the Association of Swiss Archivists (VSA/AAS); within the AAS, he was one of the founders and first president of the Municipal Archives Working Group. He taught archival science at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Eastern Switzerland (HTW Chur) and at the Locarno Professional Business Centre (CPC).
For 30 years, including 17 as president, Rodolfo Huber was a member of the committee of the Locarno Historical Society.
His main areas of interest are:
- The local history of Locarno
- The 16th century and the Reformation
- The 19th and 20th centuries and the Locarno Pact of 1925
